When faced with a dangerous new rival, the lead singer of the Noble Lords is forced to place his singing career in the hands of a sexy widow.
Lord Reid Follett enjoys all the lustful benefits that come from being a war hero on the battlefield at Waterloo. Every woman in London wants to bed him. And Reid is never a man to disappoint a lady.
But the gloss of winning the war is starting to fade. … war is starting to fade. Reid and his friends find themselves being challenged by a new group of talented Italian musicians who are taking their place in the hearts and bedrooms of the wicked women of the ton.
England’s bad boys must rise to the occasion and take on these interlopers at their own game. With Reid as their conductor and baritone the Noble Lords are born.
Reid’s singing ability however, does not match his ego and he soon discovers that to win he is going to have to put aside his pride and take singing lessons.
Widowed mother of one Lavinia Jones is the perfect teacher for him. Discrete, and ready to do his bidding. The fact that she is a dark-haired temptress is simply a bonus. Reid intends to use her to get what he wants, then he will toss her aside.
Lavinia however, is no push over and Reid soon discovers that she is the one holding all the power in their relationship. Without her guidance he will never be able to master the right note and go back to his seductive ways.
The closer they work together, the less they can resist one another. A fiery sexual encounter leaves them both wondering just where the music stops and where the heart takes over.
But Lavinia has a secret past of her own, and Reid finds himself suddenly facing his own jealous nature when it comes to the woman who has stolen his heart.
The Noble Lords, stories of war-scarred English lords who are bad boy musicians and the women who dare to love them.
Love Lessons for the Viscount is a standalone book in the Noble Lords series.
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Reid Rocks! When I read the premise for this first in a series my thoughts could only wonder how this would work. I am happy to say it was perfect! Perfectly humorous, enchanting, exasperating at times ( yes I wanted to just knock Reid off his pedastal, but he got better) and a new storyline that had me in it’s grip! Sasha’s imagination took hold and has given us four handsome gentlemen (ok they are rakes with a capital R) but I think each will need their own redemptive love to realize they are much more than just their basic urges!
When these four heroes, all heroes from their battles at Waterloo decide to form a band, I could not wait to see what would happen. Plus being told mainly from Reid’s point of view put a new spin that was really unique.
Can Reid find his “voice” with the help of widow Lavinia Jones, temptress that he thinks she is or will he get distracted and she become just another conquest?
Escape into this delightul Regency romp that pulls out all the stops needed to make this an enjoyable story and as I turned the last page, longing for Owen’s tale! Well done!
Viscount Reid Follett is a hero of Waterloo and a peer of the realm and he reaps all the benefits of his position, especially when it comes to the attentions of ladies. He’s never lacked for bed partners either, until now. When a group of Italian musicians quite literally steals the show, Reid and his friends decide to retaliate by forming their own musical group. Reid appoints himself conductor and singer, but his cockiness doesn’t quite hold up to his passable singing abilities and with their first performance coming up soon, Reid swallows his pride and seeks out a singing master to help him perfect his voice.
Lavinia Jones chose to marry for love over position and she wouldn’t change a thing. Now a war widow, she struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son by giving singing lessons. Her discretion makes her perfect for Reid’s purposes and the fact that she’s beautiful doesn’t hurt. But Reid quickly realizes he needs Lavinia more than she needs him and she’s the one in control of their relationship. Both feel the attraction sparking between them and when they eventually succumb, it leaves them both feeling unsure of the boundaries of their relationship. With secrets still between them, it will take a culmination of everything he’s learned and all the growth he’s made as a person for Reid to succeed at his singing and get the girl he’s come to love.
This was a fun, fast-paced romp. I wasn’t too sure about the premise of this series but after I really enjoyed Owen, I had to go back and read Reid’s story. I really enjoyed the growth he showed and Lavinia made for a great no-nonsense heroine Now I’m ready to find out what’s going on with Eliza and Callum in the next book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
A story with wonderfully refreshing premise. Fantastic!
Reid is the first book in the fun new Regency Rockstars series. The series is based on four lords who have returned from the war as heroes, but their popularity to the wicked women is in danger. A group of handsome Italian musicians is stealing the show! The lords decide to challenge the Italians and start their own musical quartet known as the Noble Lords. The perspective of the story from a male and the storyline of regency rockstars is original and very entertaining.
Reid, Viscount Follett, was taking on the role of singer, but after hearing the Italians perform he knew he needed help improving his voice. To step up his game he decides to take private singing lessons. He wasn’t expecting the singing tutor, L. Jones, to be a feisty woman or as intimidating. He was used to women gushing over him, but Lavina was not impressed with his title or his voice. As the Noble Lords become more popular, Reid realizes he has no interest in any woman but Lavinia. He is not interested in marriage but two of the lords are being pushed to marry by the end of the summer. Reid is determined the quartet will be a success and have a carefree, fun summer before they get married.
Lavinia had been disowned by her family when she married her husband, Peter. Now with Peter gone, she is having to support herself and her son, Jonathan. She takes Reid on as a student but has no expectations that he can stick with the vigorous training. She feels the attraction between Reid and herself, but she tries to deny it. She doesn’t see how there can be a future for them together.
This was an interesting book with an original storyline. The characters were well developed and the sneak preview of the other three lords caught my interest. I can’t wait until the next book comes out!
What a breath of fresh air Sasha Cottman has brought with this new series & the Book 1 started it off with a bang. The story is fun, with some historical facts of wars & volcanoes erupting & the main & secondary characters are all ones I want to hear more about in the future!
Reid, Viscount Follett is getting sexually frustrated after a group of Italian male musicians have taken the Ton by storm, leaving him & his lordly friends without the nightly dalliances with the noble ladies. This won’t do for the arrogant viscount, after all he is a celebrated war hero from the Battle of Waterloo & the women beg him for attention in the bedroom. He comes up with a plan for the group of friends to for a music group to outshine the Italians & woo the ladies back to them. Piano, Violin, Flute are for the other men who had been trained musically, so that left Reid for vocals. However; Reid’s singing ability doesn’t live up to his ego & arrogance so he must employ a singing teacher.
In to his life come a widow with a 6 year old son by the name of Mrs. Lavinia Jones, who would be his new singing teacher. She has been residing in a run down apartment & barely making a living but is perfect for Reid’s need of discreet lessons. The best part was she was a dark haired temptress that Reid felt he could use, get his lessons & then leave when he didn’t need her any further.
Lavinia was much stronger that Reid anticipated & even though she felt the attraction between them, she kept to the singing lessons until they could not deny the connection any longer. The journey from here is such a lesson in growing up, accepting responsibility, solving the secret that Lavinia is hiding & will the Noble Lords succeed in wooing the ladies of the Ton? I highly recommend this delightful romp in the world of nobility, romance & love & I personally, cannot wait until I can read Book 2 Owen!
Reid Follett, Owen Morrison, Kendal Grant, Callum Sharp are war heroes, rakes of the first order, handsome, and quite good with the ladies. That is until a quartet of handsome and talented Italian musicians comes to London. All of a sudden, Reid and his friends are being outmaneuvered by the newcomers when it comes to the winning the attention of the ladies. What to do? The four friends are not without musical talent, so they decide to form a quartet of their own. The Noble Lords, their band, is formed to compete with, and hopefully outdo the Italians, with their music and with the ladies. Will they succeed?
In this first book of Sasha Cottman’s new series, we meet the friends and learn a bit about them and their situations, setting up the other stories in the series. Reid’s story is a delicious treat. Told from his point of view, it is engaging, has a good dose of drama, and is laugh-out-loud funny. The characters interesting and likeable. The men are talented and arrogant, honorable and caring. Eliza, Reid’s sister, and Lavinia, his singing teacher, are intelligent, independent, and tough enough to handle and take care of the boys in the band. Jonathan, Lavinia’s young son is an absolute delight. Don’t let the snarky banter between Lavinia and Reid fool you. The chemistry between them is white hot, and they are perfect for each other. This is a great start for a new series. I really enjoyed Reid’s story and happily recommend it. Regency Rockstars promises to be quite entertaining. What fun to watch the rakes of the ton become the bad boys in the band. Owen is next. Can’t wait.
I cannot tell you how much I love the concept behind this series! Regency rock stars is a fantastic hook, and I can’t wait for the rest of the series now!
I really enjoyed this book, I do love a good regency but this one is so different from the normal regency, it is steamy and fun and had me turning the pages as we see Reid meet his match in Lavinia, singing teacher with a strength that shines. If you are looking for something a bit different then I suggest picking this one up and how fabulous, it is part of a series.
Lord Reid Follett loves being with woman and since returning from Waterloo he has not had a problem taking care of his lustful ways, that is until a group of Italian musicians lands in London and seems to be taking over, and going without sex is not good for Reid or his friends, so they form their own group known as the Nobel Lords and Reid is conducting and singing, it is not long before he decides that singing lessons are needed and when he meets L Jones singing teacher, Reid’s life is about to change dramatically, in a good way.
Lavinia Jones is a widowed mother of a young son and gives singing lessons to make ends meet, but when Lord Follett arrives to request lessons feelings that she has not had for a long time are coming to life but keeping their relationship as teacher, student is not easy, because Reid is an easy man to fall in love with, only Lavinia will control how things happen.
Reid had no intention of falling in love or marrying just yet and falling for the beautiful Lavinia took him by surprise but she knows what she wants and how, when he discovers her past he is more determined to make her his, Lavinia is strong, loving and caring and takes things in hand with Reid so beautifully. I really did enjoy this story there were lots of smiles as Reid and Lavinia find their HEA and getting to know the other Lords was lots of fun I am looking forward to their stories. This is one that I highly recommend if you enjoy a story with a twist.
Reid is book one in Sasha Cottman’s Regency Rockstars series. When I first got the book, I thought the title was rather ludicrous. “Regency Rockstars” brought a picture of Kiss in cravats and top hats to mind. After reading it, I understand the pun. Four men form a musical group to woo women of the Ton into their beds. But when they find their competition winning more of the fairer sex, the lead singer Lord Reid Follett realizes he needs to improve his vocal performance. So Reid seeks out a voice teacher. But his world is turned upside down when the teacher ends up being a beautiful woman. I enjoyed this book. There are quite a few sex scenes sprinkled throughout. I think Cottman does a good job of developing Reid’s character. I also liked the way she weaves actual history into her story – mentioning the eruption of the volcano Mount Tambora and its effects on the economy in England in 1815-1816. I am looking forward to the next book in this series: Owen.
A Lord who wants to improve his singing voice in order to win the attention of the ladies hires a widowed singing teacher. Sparks fly, with many twists and turns in the story. Loved it! I received an ARC of this book.
After I started reading this book I wondered if I could like a man like Reid. The story quickly pulled me in and I found myself enjoying the changes that he made and was caught up in it. The other men were also not likable, so I am looking forward to seeing how they find their way into love.
What are four battle-worn peers to do when they find the women of the Ton turning toward the new Italian singers/musicians in town? Why, turn the tables and beat the Italians at their own game! The four decide to form their own band with Reid, the story’s hero, as the singer. However, he knows his singing skills are not on caliber with the Italian singer, so he pays Lavinia Jones to improve his skills.
It took me a while to warm to Reid and his whining about women not falling at his feet. Lavinia, however, was wonderful from the start. A woman who married for love and ended up in a difficult situation, she keeps Reid on task. She tells him the truth about his singing skill, whether he wants to hear it or not. What starts as a simple business arrangement (teacher/student) turns into something much more!
“Reid” is the first of Sasha Cottman’s Regency Rockstars series. The secondary characters in this story are the basis for the other books, and they are an interesting group of men! I enjoyed Reid’s story and I am looking forward to reading the other gentleman’s stories as well!
I received an ARC from the author and happily give my honest opinion.
Reid
Regency Rockstars Series #1
Sasha Cottman
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Release date 01/14/2020
Blurb :
When faced with a dangerous new rival, Regency London’s hottest lead singer is forced to place his singing career in the hands of a sexy widow. Rockstar Romance meets Historical Romance
Lord Reid Follett enjoys all the lustful benefits that come from being a war hero on the battlefield at Waterloo. Every woman in London wants to bed him. And Reid is never a man to disappoint a lady.
But the gloss of winning the war is starting to fade. Reid and his friends find themselves being challenged by a new group of talented Italian musicians who are taking their place in the hearts and bedrooms of the wicked women of the ton.
England’s bad boys must rise to the occasion and take on these interlopers at their own game. With Reid as their conductor and baritone the Noble Lords are born.
Reid’s ego however, does not match his singing ability and he soon discovers that to win he is going to have to put aside his pride and take singing lessons.
Widowed mother of one Lavinia Jones is the perfect teacher for him. Discrete, and ready to do his bidding. The fact that she is a dark-haired temptress is simply a bonus. Reid intends to use her to get what he wants, then he will toss her aside.
Lavinia however, is no push over and Reid soon discovers that she is the one holding all the power in their relationship. Without her guidance he will never be able to master the right note and go back to his seductive ways.
The closer they work together, the less they can resist one another. A fiery sexual encounter leaves them both wondering just where the music stops and where the heart takes over.
But Lavinia has a secret past of her own, and Reid finds himself suddenly facing his own jealous nature when it comes to the woman who has stolen his heart.
Can he set aside his rock and roll lifestyle to secure the heart of the one woman who sets his blood on fire?
The Regency Rockstars series is a new twist on Historical and Rock Star romance. Outrageous egos, wicked women, and scandalous behavior. And somewhere in the middle is the music.
Stories of war-scarred English lords who are bad boy musicians and the women who dare to love them.
My review :
When four lords engage in a battle of talent, what is to do the only who does not play instrument…
At first light, I thought Reid a spoiled brat, pouting because someone was playing with his toys.
In fact, I even wondered if he had a brain outside the one sitting between his legs controlling his every moves and thoughts. And a fickle lord he acts like, why they engage in a battle of whom has the longest … A cocks fight in the making.
In all, it was funny and very refreshing as soon the wounded pride lord is up to the challenge, something which will rise him from above his own past hurt and uncertainties.
Lavinia is an awesome and strong woman, she left behind a live of wealth and convenience and since she still stands her ground and tries to make the most with the few she receives.
She is no coy miss and she acknowledges and accepts her feelings and needs, she does not shy away but she also knows the risks she can’t afford.
Her relationship with Reid is one of trust to be won and loyalty to not betray.
I loved she hold on and let Reid grovel the necessary time, he had too but she is too able of forgiveness.
She is such a mature and confident woman.
I know this novel could appear more modern than its subject but the practices and customs were respected, and still it gave a dynamic to this story, why I turned eagerly the pages, needing to see how Reid would stand his challenge and when he would understand Lavinia was more than his tutor, then what about the other fellows from the band…
As the first in a series, the romance is one part of the story, but I also was introduced to all members of the quartet and now I impatiently awaited the next installment in this very original setting.
If you love historical stories, music and romance, Mrs Sasha Cottman concocted a vivid tale with a very original plot and bigger than life characters whatever their flaws and strength are. For sure the author made her mark with such a peculiar storyline and ready to move on heroes. It is filled with sensuality and great protagonists whom despite their anger or fear, are able to talk things out.
5 stars I want more.
I was granted an advance copy by the author and I preordered my own.
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I read this book as part of the 4 book series on the Noble Lords. I loved each of the 4 Lords and recommend this series.
Reid, by Sasha Cottman was a pleasure to read. Saha, writing once again, brings her readers an enchanting love story. She captures her readers with the witty, dramatic and charm of four lords who are out to capture every woman’s heart. I love the fact that the book is an easy read. The drama was light and not to overwhelming.
At times I found myself chuckling at Kendals crazy ways or Eliza’s firm hold on all four men. My imagination was carried away with Reid as he tried to maintain control of the dramatic acts from his friends and sooth the aching heart of his sister. At the same time Reid has fallen hard for his singing instructor. The moments that he steals away with Lavina are very hot and a little naughty.
I like how Reid’s friends look to him as the shining beacon to their group that could steer them in the right direction.
This showed the close relationship that they all shared. Reid felt that it was either him or no one to help his friends save themselves, from the troubles that cast dark clouds over the lives that they lead. During these times, I kept hoping that things would change for the better for them. Lavina is the perfect love match for Reid. She didn’t put up with any of his posturing of him being a Lord.
She informed Reid from the beginning. “ You are here to sing and you must take this seriously”. Even though Reid’s friends believed that he was always in control and managed his estate with a firm hand. Reid couldn’t tell them that he felt like the weakest link in the bunch. Lavina, was Reid’s light to show him that the talent was always there.
He just had to be confident and trust in himself. My fellow readers. I recommend this book. Until next time… read on! I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.
This was a great read. Loved the musical premise, a very original Regency romance. Loved the characters, will read the sequels.
Fun easy read. I especially liked Lavinia – she’s definitely strong and smart. Also loved Reid’s sister – she is in control. Would definitely recommend.
Sorry but I did not care for all of the bad language in this book. It was not necessary.
This book was so intriguing I bought the other three in a he series and emerged in Regency England. It was a great experience and an escape from the pandemic worries of today
I didn’t like the start of the story. Not that it was written poorly but not sure if it was what I wanted to read about with lecherous young men. It was a nice development of a personality with music an affection. Great strong female character!